October 23, 2026
The Italian football club “Como” achieved one of the biggest victories in its history, after defeating its English guest, “Manchester United”, four goals to one, in the match that was held on Wednesday evening at the “Giuseppe Senigallia” stadium, within the third round of the league stage in the European Champions League competition.
The club, which comes from a small city on the shores of Lake Como, and which is in its first European participation, imposed its rhythm from the second minute on one of the continent’s most decorated clubs, overcoming its difficult circumstances and the absence of a number of its key players due to injury, led by Italian striker Moise Kean and English defender Trevo Chalupa.
Argentine Nico Paz opened the scoring with a left-footed shot from the edge of the area that landed in the far corner, and Greek Anastasios Dovikas added the second goal four minutes after the start of the second half, before Paz returned to score his second and third personal goals for his team in the 57th minute, and Spaniard Yacopo Ramon sealed the quadruple with a header in the 76th minute, while Manchester United settled for an honorable goal scored by Dutch substitute Joshua Zirkzee in stoppage time, after a first half without any direct shots at the goal. Goal.
With this victory, “Como”, led by its coach, the former Spanish star Cesc Fabregas, raised its score to six points, repeating the result of its previous victory over Leipzig in Germany versus a loss against Feyenoord in the Netherlands, becoming the first Italian team to win its first two matches at home in the competition since “Lazio” in the 1999-2000 season.
This result reflects a stark contrast between the reality of the two teams locally. “Como” occupies fifth place in the Italian League, ahead of well-established clubs Juventus and Napoli, while “Manchester United” languishes in thirteenth place in the English Premier League, achieving one win in seven matches, and extending a negative streak without a win in all competitions for seven matches, while keeping a clean sheet only once in 11 matches this season, which increased the pressure on coach Michael Carrick, who admitted that his team’s performance was unacceptable.
Although “Como” is not a poor club, as it is owned by a wealthy Indonesian family that spent generously, the difference lies in the work methodology. The team was built according to a clear technical vision, giving the coach time and trust, and relying on young players like Nico Paz, in contrast to an English club that spends huge amounts of money and constantly changes its coaches without settling on a fixed identity.
This loss confirms that Manchester United fell on a night in which continuity and a clear vision clashed with history, name and money, so that modern football proves that sound planning is capable of reducing major differences and turning them around in favor of ambitious projects.
